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Woman, 89, Found Dead, Vehicle Running At Totowa Home, Carbon Monoxide Suspected
Totowa, NJ - A family member found Ethel Rosskopf unresponsive on the kitchen floor and a vehicle with its engine running in the garage of the home at Knollwood Road and Meadow Drive, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Totowa Police Chief Carmen Veneziano...
House explosion that killed 92-year-old woman caused by natural gas leak, City of Lackawanna says
Lackawanna, NY — Officials in Lackawanna determined the house explosion on July 20 at 91 Bedford Ave. in the city was caused by a natural gas leak in the basement, but what ignited the explosion is still unknown. Ninety-two-year-old Irene Sanok died in the explosion,...
Old Forge house explosion injures 2, state of emergency declared in Adirondacks town
Old Forge, NY - The town of Webb has declared a state of emergency as first responders deal with the wake of an explosion that demolished a home Friday afternoon on Hollywood Road in Old Forge. The explosion, which leveled a house along First Lake, was called in at...
1 found dead after Central Pa. house explosion that injured 5 others
Tyrone, PA — One person has been found dead after a house explosion in Central Pennsylvania that reportedly injured five other people, authorities said. Emergency dispatchers in Blair County said the blast in Tyrone was reported shortly after 1 p.m. Monday and flames...
Rome Explosion: Crews continue to sift through debris
Rome, WI — Crews continue to work through debris of a house explosion where one person was killed in a blast believed to be caused by a natural gas explosion Tuesday afternoon. The Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigation and State Fire Marshals were dispatched...
Father finds family unconscious in BR home; 5 rushed to hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning
Baton Rouge, LA - Five people are in the hospital after a family member came home to find them unconscious with a generator running inside their house. The Baton Rouge Fire Department said five people were rescued from the home on Avenue D shortly before 7 a.m.,...
Washington County house explosion, neighbor saved 78-year-old man
Washington County, WI - When a man in the Town of Barton heard an explosion Friday night, July 23, he ran into the home without hesitation to save his elderly neighbor inside. The Washington County sheriff says he's a hero who likely saved his neighbor's life. That...
Human remains found in Tyrone home explosion, five sent to hospital
Blair County, PA — The Blair County coroner confirmed a body was found in the aftermath of a house explosion and fire in Tyrone. Emergency responders were at the scene on the 1300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue Monday afternoon, July 26. The Blair County Deputy Coroner...
Princeton Home Explosion Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured
Minneapolis, MN — One person was killed and a man and a woman were injured in a home explosion Thursday afternoon north of the Twin Cities. Princeton police say it happened just after noon on the 1000 block of 8th Avenue North. First responders arrived to find a...
Two passengers injured in Lake Wawasee boat fire
Kosciusko County, IN – Two passengers are injured after a boat caught on fire on Lake Wawasee on Saturday just before 3 pm, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources said. The fire took place near the Wawasee Boat Company around 2:55 pm. The two passengers injured...
22 in Omaha Home Treated for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Omaha, NE — Nearly two dozen people, including several young children, living in a northwest Omaha home were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after walking into a hospital, officials said. The incident happened late Tuesday night, when 22 people — all members of...
Investigators believe ‘isolated gas leak’ cause of Plano home explosion that hospitalized 6 people
Plano, TX — Six people, including three children, were hospitalized and a Plano home was completely leveled Monday after a likely gas leak caused an explosion, damaging several nearby homes as well, officials said. It happened around 4:40 p.m. in the 4400 block of...
Two believed dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in Tyngsboro
Tyngsboro, MA — Two people are believed to have died due to carbon monoxide poisoning at a Mascuppic Trail home. According to Police Chief Richard Howe, the victims are both women, a 91-year-old resident of the 61 Mascuppic Trail home and an unrelated 38-year-old...
3 dead, 2 taken to hospital in suspected carbon monoxide exposure during Michigan music festival, police say
Woodstock Township, MI - Three men were found dead inside a travel trailer Saturday at a country music festival in southern Michigan in what police believe is a case of carbon monoxide exposure, officials said. Two other men inside the trailer were taken to a hospital...
53 counselors from Delaware/Schoharie County camp hospitalized for carbon monoxide contact
Jefferson, NY — Fifty-three camp counselors from the Oorah's Boy Zone Camp in Delaware County have been hospitalized for exposure to carbon monoxide. Officials tell us the incident happened Thursday morning at 8:12 a.m. and that up to 15 campers were put on oxygen,...